General Mills: Courageous Conversations

Courageous Conversations, a guided discussion series sponsored by General Mills, shows that people can engage on difficult issues with open minds and mutual respect. Since 2016, employees at the Minneapolis-based company have come together through the program to discuss polarizing topics—listening, sharing, and modeling the kind of civil dialogue so often missing in today’s public discourse.

Read more from The Dialogue Project at Duke: Tackling Tough Issues Through Courageous Conversations

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